linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 03/12] dt-bindings: mtd: brcmnand: Add ecc strap property

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Message-ID: <dd043b05-6fc0-4a17-bf39-05368d430426@broadcom.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2024 13:56:59 -0800
From: William Zhang <william.zhang@...adcom.com>
To: Conor Dooley <conor@...nel.org>
Cc: Linux MTD List <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
 Linux ARM List <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
 Broadcom Kernel List <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
 f.fainelli@...il.com, kursad.oney@...adcom.com, joel.peshkin@...adcom.com,
 anand.gore@...adcom.com, dregan@...l.com, kamal.dasu@...adcom.com,
 tomer.yacoby@...adcom.com, dan.beygelman@...adcom.com,
 devicetree@...r.kernel.org, Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
 Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
 Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@...com>,
 Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>,
 Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>, Kamal Dasu <kdasu.kdev@...il.com>,
 Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 03/12] dt-bindings: mtd: brcmnand: Add ecc strap
 property



On 2/3/24 06:49, Conor Dooley wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 02, 2024 at 04:28:24PM -0800, William Zhang wrote:
>> Add brcm,nand-ecc-use-strap to get ecc and spare area size settings from
>> board boot strap for broadband board designs because they do not specify
>> ecc setting in dts but rather using the strap setting.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: William Zhang <william.zhang@...adcom.com>
>>
>> ---
>>
>> Changes in v4:
>> - Move ecc strap property to this separate patch and remove some
>> non-binding related text from the description
>>
>> Changes in v3: None
>> Changes in v2: None
>>
>>   Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/brcm,brcmnand.yaml | 8 ++++++++
>>   1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/brcm,brcmnand.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/brcm,brcmnand.yaml
>> index d0168d55c73e..2599d902ec3a 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/brcm,brcmnand.yaml
>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/brcm,brcmnand.yaml
>> @@ -147,6 +147,14 @@ patternProperties:
>>             layout.
>>           $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
>>   
>> +      brcm,nand-ecc-use-strap:
>> +        description:
>> +          This flag indicates the ecc strength and spare area size should
>> +          be retrieved from the SoC NAND boot strap setting instead of
>> +          nand-ecc-strength and brcm,nand-oob-sector-size or auto detection.
> 
> I'm still on the fence about this being overly prescriptive about the
> operating systems behaviour. I think it would be good to say why the
> strap values are better than those explicitly provided in DT rather than
> just saying "these strap values should be used".
> 
This is a board/SoC design choice.  I wouldn't advise it as better 
choice as other board/SoC may not have that option. But definitively for 
BCMBCA SoC board design, it is better and much easier and convenient 
option than explicit dt setting. How about: This property provides a 
choice for retrieving ecc strength and spare area size from the SoC NAND 
boot strap setting. It is commonly used by the BCMBCA SoC board design.

>> +          This is commonly used by the BCMBCA SoC board design.
>> +        $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/flag
>> +
>>       unevaluatedProperties: false
>>   
>>   allOf:
>> -- 
>> 2.37.3
>>

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